Urgent Help Needed For HIV Food Bank

The HIV Food Bank is in urgent need of a number of items to be donated to their clients.

Manager of the Food Bank, Stacia Whittaker, said the agency was in need of perishable and non-perishable food items and toiletries. These include biscuits, crackers, cereals or grains, dairy products, ground provisions, fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as canned or packaged soup and breakfast items, such as tea and hot chocolate.

Ms. Whittaker reminded persons making donations that canned items should not be dented, rusted or past their expiry date. “Items which were previously opened will not be accepted,” she stressed.

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